583. encouragement from friends
584. The "Women's Vocational Training Center and Saloon"...no that's not a typo...this is a great place to go learn how to fix hair and give manicures in Freetown;)
585. "The baby had given up the vaults of heaven to be born in the valley of a feed trough, and the cradle for the baby was the manger for the animals, the place where all the ones wandering in the fields came to be fed. Born in Bethlehem, the town with the name that means house of bread, the baby came to feed all the lost ones." Ann Voskamp
586. a new watch for Sam
587. the gift of laughter over the craziness of it all
588. "Aunty...did you go to America yesterday, we did not see you all day?"
589. the sweet ones who shared with me today that their papas died in the water and they still dream about...I am so grateful that they are talking!
590. a mother's dreams for her 8 year old son
591. baracuda...yes we eat baracuda here
592. my new dress coming back from the tailors
593. cipro...our new best friend
594. a ride home
595. Moses
596. surviving town
597. that the first rat I saw in SL was already dead and I missed stepping on it
598. words that whisper to my heart
599. My God who says, "I know my daughter, I know."
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Cari, I am so happy you are there for them to share their stories, dreams, fears. Praise God for the fact that they are safe so they can process through it all.
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